Governor names members of Criminal Justice Reform Commission

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[March 05, 2015]  SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner has announced the members of the newly created Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform. The commission is made of up experts from various fields within the criminal justice system and state legislators. It will be led by Rodger Heaton, the Governor’s Public Safety Director.

The commission will analyze all aspects of the criminal justice system from the initial arrest to re-entry into the community. It will look for evidenced-based strategies to reduce the rate of imprisonment, while preserving the public’s safety.

“The current prison system is costly, overcrowded and ineffective,” Gov. Rauner said. “We need to reform the system to stop the costly and vicious cycle of recidivism and help those who’ve left prison get the help they need to become productive members of society. This will ultimately save taxpayers money and protect the safety of the public.”

Members of the Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform are as follows:

Chairman: Rodger Heaton – Public Safety Director & Homeland Security Advisor, Office of the Governor

Vice Chairman: Jason Barclay – General Counsel, Office of the Governor

Kathryn T. Bocanegra – Director of Violence Prevention, Enlace Chicago

Jerry Butler – Vice President of Community Corrections, Safer Foundation

Brendan Kelley – State’s Attorney, St. Clair County

Andrew D. Leipold – Edwin M. Adams Professor of Law, University of Illinois

John Maki – Executive Director, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Douglas B. Marlowe – Chief of Science, Law & Policy, National Association of Drug Court Professionals

David E. Olson – Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Loyola University

Michael J. Pelletier – Illinois Appellate Defender

Elena Quintana – Executive Director, Institute for Public Safety – Adler University

Elizabeth Robb – (Ret.) Chief Judge, 11th Judicial Circuit

Pamela F. Rodriguez – President and CEO, Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities

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Kathryn Saltmarsh – Executive Director, Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council

Stephen G. Sawyer – Director of Specialty Courts, 2nd Judicial Circuit & (Ret.) Chief Judge

Michael Connelly – State Senator

Karen McConnaughay – State Senator

Michael Noland – State Senator

Kwame Raoul – State Senator

Scott Drury – State Representative

Elgie R. Sims, Jr. – State Representative

Brian W. Stewart – State Representative

John M. Cabello – State Representative
Director, Illinois Department of Corrections

Howard A. Peters III– Former Director, Illinois Department of Corrections

Greg Sullivan – Executive Director, Illinois Sheriffs’ Association

Gladyse C. Taylor – Assistant Director, Illinois Department of Corrections

Michael J. Tardy – Director, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts

 

Staff:

Samantha A. Gaddy – Public Safety Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor

Zafreen Farishta – Public Safety Dunn Fellow, Office of the Governor

[Catherine Kelly, Office of the Governor Bruce Rauner].

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